Metallic receptacle



Aug. 14, 1923.

P. w. MURPHY ETAL METALLIC RECEPTACLE Filed July 22. 1922 Pew/ w mam/1 flaw/345 Mme/22m.

- i To all whom it'mag concern Patented Aug. 14, 1923..

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IFPETER W. MURPHY AND HENRY E. -WIEIIELHIAJST, SPOKANE, WASHINGTON; SAID WIED EMAN ASSIGNOR TO SAIDIVI'URPHY.

55 7" iApplication filed J'u1y 22,

Be it known that we, PETER W. MURPHY and 'HENRY E. WIEDEMAN, citizens of the United States, residing at Spokane, in

Spokane Countyand State of Washington,

have. invented certain new and-useful Im- 1 provements in Metallic Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

Our present invention relates to improve- 10 ments in metallic receptacles especially designed for refuse cans for use in parks, city streets and other public places, for'the reception of trash, paper,'fruit peels &c. The primary object of theinvention is the provision of a device of this character whichis comparatively inexpensive in cost of manufacture, composed of a minimum number of standardized parts, andicapable of being assembled or dismantled when reac quired with .convenience and facility. The

interfitting parts are'so constructed and arranged as to permit compact storing of the separated parts for transportation or shipping, and areconstructed in such manner as to permit facile manipulation when the receptacle is being put together or assembled for use. The invention contemplates in its embodiment a double wall structure with'in terfitting parts whereby the receptacle is not to only reinforced and braced, but provides means by which the receptacle affords means for displaying signs, notices, warnings, and other advertising matter to be read by thepublic.

By the utilization of our invention a sanitary receptacle is-furnished, and that part of the device adapted for advertising features may be readily removed when desired and replaced. The invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings we have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of our invention in which'the parts are combined and arranged according to the best' mode we have thus far devised for the practical application of the principles of our invention. to Figure 1 is. a perspective view of the metallic. receptacleor refuse can from which one of the auxiliary side plates or wall secs,

of the bottom member, tight and dust tight joint, and also forming,

METALLIC RECEPTACLE.

1922. Serial No. 576,812.

tions has been omitted, to disclose the construction of the device.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the receptacleshowing the removable inner receptacle or bag, part of the figure being broken away for convenience of illustration.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view showing two corner constructions.

Figure 4 is an enlarged, vertical sectional view showing the hinged top and adjacent parts.

In the preferred form of the invention as adopted and now in use we utilize a bottom or base 1, preferably rectangular in shape and of sheet metal, to which are fixed the four feet indicated as 2, the feet being located at the corners of the receptacle. The edges of the bottom member are upturned, as at 3, to form flanges that co-act and interfit with parts of the four side walls 4:, and each of the four side walls is fashioned with return bend flanges 5 at their lower edges. These return bends in the side walls are fitted over the upturned flanges of the bottom member, and the free edges 6 of the return bends of the side walls are turned under the bottom section 1 and may be secured thereto as by rivets or screws 7.

By these interfitting flanges, the lower edges of the four side walls are firmly and rigidly secured to the four upturned flanges affording a water at each side 'of the receptacle, a horizontally extending groove 8' between the exterior of the wallfmembers andv their return bend flanges which encase the flanges of'the bottom member.

The rectangular side walls are fashioned at their edges with complementary, vertically extending flanges 9, arranged in pairs at the corners of the receptacle, as best seen in Figure 3, and at the corners the side walls are tied together by. vertically: extending slide keys or corner plates 10 fashioned with three faces and two flanges 11. The flanges 11 are, designed to'encase the oppositely extending flanges '9' of the side walls at the corners of the receptacle,'and these slide keys are slipped over the flanges and shoved down, in frictional contact with the flanges 9 of the walls, to the bottom of the receptacle. The slide keys tie the tour walls together, and as seen in Figure vertical grooves 12 are provided between the interfitting flanges or the tie plates and walls and the exterior faces of the walls. These grooves 12am alined with the horizontal and braced by curling the material over to form a horizontally extending head 8 around the upper part of the receptacle, and in Figures 1 and 1 bosses 13 are shown stamped in the walls 4-. These bosses or protrusions are stamped in the metal to project laterally at the outer side of the walls and are spaced over thearea of the walls as shown best in Figure 1.

A metallic cover 1 1 is provided for the receptacle fashioned with a curved top to shed water, and the cover is hinged at 15 to the back wall of the receptacle. At its underside the cover is fashioned with a grooved flange 16 to fit over the bead 8 of the receptacle for the purpose or making a close joint and guiding the cover to its correct position when closed. A handle 17 is attached at the front part of the cover by means of which the cover may be manipulated as required, as for the purpose of gaining, access to the inner removable receptacle or bag'18.

The removable bag is suspended within the main receptacle on suspending iooks 19 around the upper edges of the four walls of the receptacle, and the bag may be provided with eyelets or eyes 20 for suspension over these hooks. Trash and other refuse may be deposited in the inner bag, after the cover or lid is opened, and when filled, the bag is removed, and replaced by an empty bag as usual. Atthe upper edge of the main receptacle a guard or shield 21 may be provided, which overhangs the suspending hooks andfprevents trash or refuse from being deposited, accidentally in the main receptacle.

In addition to the four main walls at of the receptacle we utilize tour complementary, auxiliary walls 22 formed as rectanguauxiliary walls are of proper shape and dis- .mensionsto fit snugly in the pockets formed at the sides and front of the receptacle by the grooves 8' and 11 previously described. With the cover out of the way, or turned .back,1the plates are slipped down in their pockets, the side edges passing through the grooves 11 and the bottom edges fitting into the grooves 8; The material or metal of these auxiliary walls or plates, is possessed of sufiicient resiliency in order that the plate may be slightly flexed as it passes over the protruding bosses 13 of the man; vwallsfl, and the bosses are of. sufficient depth to 111- sure a close frictional contact with the inner "faces of the auxiliarywalls when: they are located in position. Thus the bottom edge and two sides or side edges of each plate are encased on their complementary grooves, and the auxiliary walls and their complementary main walls are maintained'in close frictional contact toprovide a well braced and rigid double-wall for the main receptacle. These frictionally held auxiliary plates may beremoved if required, andare utilized for 'the display of advertising matter. Signs, pictures, warnings, notices, and

other subject matter may be printed on labels or posters, and the labels or posters pasted onthe; exterior tacesot the auxiliary walls. The signs will of course vary for different purposes and locations 'but the auxiliary walls are of standard form and shape'in order that labels or posters of the same shape and form, although bearing different subjectsmatter, may be utilized on the receptacles. Thus similar receptacles may be located at various points within a park, while labels or posters bearing diltering subjects matter may be pasted on the walls of different receptacles, giving directions for travel and traffic and locations of different points of interest in the park.

The cover is designed to overhang these auxiliary walls to prevent ingress of water or dust and keep the slide joints of the auxiliary walls tree in order that the illlXlliary walls may readily be removed when required. The auxiliary walls, by their bearings on the friction bosses, are prevented from buckling or warping out of shape and by friction are held against rattling when pressure is applied thereto.

As thus constructed and arranged the refuse can presents an attractive and ornamental appearance, as well as performing its usual utilitarian functions.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. The combination with a receptacle having main walls and flanges thereon, flanged slide keys interfitting with said flanges and forming pocket-grooves, of auxiliary wall members fitted in said pocket-grooves, and means between the main walls and auxiliary walls for holding said walls in rigid rela tion.

2. The combination with a receptacle having main walls and side flanges thereon, flanged side keys engaging said flanges, and protruding bosses on said main'walls, of auxiliary wall members having their edges encased-between the slide keys and main walls and held in frictional contact with main walls, and auxiliary walls fitted in said bosses. 1 said pocket grooves and held in frictional 110 3. A receptacle including angular main contact with said bosses.

walls having flanges and a bottom member In testimony whereof We affix our signahaving flanges interfitting with said flanges, tures.

vertical flanges on the side walls and flanged slide keys connecting said vertical flanges PETER W. MURPHY.

and forming pocket-grooves bosses on said HENRY E. WIEDEMAN. 

